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Abstract:
We performed pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (XbaI) on 114 bloodstream isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A and S. enterica serotype Typhi collected from febrile patients in Kathmandu, Nepal. Of the 56 S. Paratyphi A isolates, 51 (91%) were indistinguishable, which suggests the emergence of a single clone. In contrast, only 21 (36%) of the 58 S. Typhi isolates exhibited a common genotype, which is consistent with endemic disease from multiple sources.
Keywords:
Adolescent • Adult • Aged • Anti-Infective Agents • Communicable Diseases, Emerging • Female • Humans • Male • Middle Aged • Nepal • Paratyphoid Fever • Salmonella paratyphi A • Typhoid Fever • Urban Health • drug therapy • epidemiology • epidemiology* • isolation & purification* • therapeutic use